Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26
A REMARKABLE DREAM.
A Man Mysteriously Warned of His
Mothers Death.

\ A Man MysteriousIy Warned of HI.
Mothers Death.
A correspondent writes to The 81.
| Louis Republican: l am not believer
! in dreams, neither am l superstitious,
! but, on the contrary, have always held
that the spirit having once taken its
\ flight neither troubled nor exerted any
influence on those left behind. That
opinion have always and still do
strongly hold, even in the face of the
dream l am about to relate.
Up to the fall of 1885 l held q posi-
ton with an English firm in London,
who at that time, wishing to open u
branch of their business in New York
city. offered me the management of the
new branch, which l accepted, leaving
my mother and brother in sole posses
sion of our cozy home at Sunbury-on-
the-Thames, near London.
In February last the chief partner
Of the firm came from London to New
York on a business trip. and during his
stay occupied seperate bed in my bed
room. After he had staid with me a
few nights | had the dream. or vision,
or whatever it may be called
dreamed that n figure or shape so
enwrapped that l could distinguish no
form stood by my bedside and beckon-
I'd me to arise; thought did so. and
hurriedly threw on my clothes, when
he figure motioned me to follow it,
went downstairs and out into the cold
winter night; rs we proceeded could
distinguish the main street of Sunbury-
on-Thames, which leads past my moth
'r's house to the river. Every little
landmark, as | had seen it thousands
IL times before. was plainly discerni-
ole. There was the snow, made more
visible as it fell between me and the
lighted lamps, and as we neared the
liver the rush of water falling over the
Sunbury wear became as distinctly
audible as it would have done had |
tcally been in that delightful village.
My specter, still leading the way,
turned into the old churchyard, which
IS situated near the river and abuts
Upon the street we were traversing.
followed unhesit;atingly, for | did
1ot seem to feel the slightest trepda-
lion. There was the grand old church,
clearly out against the snow,
by the countless monu.
ments and tombstones. marking the
asst resting place of departed villagers
or centuries past.
There we halted and the apparir;on
pointed to the ground ut our feet. L
ooked down and behold freshly-made
grave, half-filled with drifted snow.
Wy gaze seemed to be riveted upon it
or some seconds. When | looked up
ny companion had vanished-and |
woke to find myself comfortably in
ny bed in the city of New York, some
J. 800 miles away from the scene so
'ividly impressed upon my mind.
In the morning when my principal
woke told him casually of my dream,
nd after breallfasting together we
eparated and did not meet again till
Inner, |, for one, in the hurry of bust
ess. thinking no more of my dream.
About 2 o'clock the same afternoon
'e met again for dinner, when Noticed
omething strange and constrained in
ny principals manner toward me.
After great deal of ''beating about the
lush" he asked me if had thought any
more about my dream. said: mo, |
eally had not" which was the entire
ruth. He said: sit was very cx-
one," and kept referring
o it over and over again during the
neal. AT last, from the strangeness
II his manner and his returning so fire. I
Iuently to such trivial subject as a
ream, when he had important business
o discuss. 1 began TO suspect that he
lad some bad news for me, which he .
lid not like to impart. So asked him !
what was the matter. and he
old me he had received cablegram =,
hat morning from my brother in Eng
md saying that my mother had died
uddenly, and requesting him to break
he news to me.
My mother was a strong and hale, :,
iddle-agei lady. l had received a =
tier from her only day or two be- -
re. stating that both she and my
other were in excellent health, she ;,
zen arranging in that letter a trip to :,
ew York this spring to visit me; there :,
re the idea of death striking either =
,rself or my brother could not possibly ,
ave been in my mind or led to this re-
larkable dream.
l afterward learned that my mothers
cath was very sudden from heart dis i
ase, there not being time for the doc
II to arrive; that she was in her usual
obust health up to the time of her =.
cath; that she died about the time |
ad this dream, was buried in Sunburv
and that at the time of the |
lneral the grave was partially filled ..
nth drifted snow.
l have said l do not believe in ..
reams; therefore. as far as l am con- ,
erned, this dream will ever continue a
,ost unaccountable mystery.